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+This is PMX, version 2.6.18 (May 15th, 2012). PMX provides a preprocessor for MusiXTeX.
+
+pmxab builds a TeX input file based on a .pmx input file in a much
+simpler language, making most of the layout decisions by itself. It has
+most of MusiXTeX's functionality, but it also permits in-line TeX to
+give access to virtually all of MusiXTeX. For proof-listening, pmxab will
+make a MIDI file of your score.
+
+scor2prt is an auxiliary program that makes parts from a score.
+
+pmx2pdf is a wrapper script that runs pmxab, all 3 passes of MusiXTeX,
+and subsequent conversions to PDF.
+
+The author of pmxab and scor2prt is Don Simons (dsimons@roadrunner.com).
+The author of the pmxccn tutorial is Cornelius C. Noack.
+
+This package consists of
+
+ (i) pmx-texmf.zip, which contains macros, documentation, and the
+ pmx2pdf.lua script
+
+ (ii) pmx-2.6.18.tar.gz, which contains the source code for
+ pmxab and scor2prt
+
+(iii) directories Windows and OSX, which contain pre-compiled
+ pmxab and scor2prt executables for those platforms
+
+ (iv) pmx-install.{tex,pdf}, which is a more detailed version of the
+ following instructions:
+
+To install (on TDS-compliant TeX systems):
+
+ + unzip pmx-texmf.zip at the root of a texmf tree and, if necessary,
+ update the filename database; e.g., texhash texmf. Documentation for
+ PMX is installed under doc/generic/pmx.
+
+ + on Windows or OS-X: copy the pre-compiled executables appropriate for your
+ platform to a folder on the executable PATH
+
+ + on any Unix-like system with gcc and standard development tools installed:
+ unpack the pmx tarball (anywhere), move to the resulting pmx-2.6.18 directory
+ and do
+
+ ./configure
+ make
+ make install (as root)
+
+ + on Windows: copy the file scripts\pmx\Windows\pmx2pdf.bat to a folder on the
+ executable PATH
+
+ + on any Unix-like system: install a symbolic link pmx2pdf in any
+ directory on the executable PATH to scripts/pmx/pmx2pdf.lua
+
+In this release of PMX, the original Fortran sources for pmxab and
+scor2prt have been included but the C files actually used have been
+obtained from these by the f2c translator. The source files for libf2c,
+which is needed at link time, are also included.
+
+Documentation for PMX is installed under
+
+doc/generic/pmx
+
+Many examples of PMX and MusiXTeX typesetting may be found at the Werner
+Icking Music Archive at
+
+http://icking-music-archive.org/
+
+Support for users of MusiXTeX and related software may be obtained via
+the MusiXTeX mail list at
+
+http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
+
+PMX may be freely copied, duplicated and used in conformance to the GNU
+General Public License (see included file COPYING). The libf2c source
+files are governed by a Notice that allows copying, modification and
+distribution.
+
+This CTAN distribution is maintained by Bob Tennent (rdt@cs.queensu.ca).
+May 15th, 2012.